Bagnaia won the 11th stage of the season, but despite this, he remained second in the overall standings
IN Barcelona the final stage took place MotoGP-2024. The Spaniard became the winner of the season Jorge Martin from the Prima Pramac team (Ducati satellite), who won the first championship title in his career.
Jorge approached this start with a 19-point margin ahead of his main pursuer, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), a two-time and current (at that time) world champion. To secure the title, Martin only had to finish in the top 9, and he more than exceeded this goal, finishing third.
Bagnaia eventually won the race, but remained second overall. For the first time in MotoGP history, a rider who achieved 11 victories in a season did not become a champion.
Martin achieved another rare achievement: for the first time in 2001, the championship went to a representative of a satellite team. The last time this happened was the legendary Valentino Rossi.
Let us remind you that the last stage of the season was supposed to be hosted by Valencia, but the stage in this city was officially canceled due to the consequences of the DANA storm. The Grand Prix was subsequently moved to Barcelona and became known as the Solidarity Grand Prix.
Source: Sportarena
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